Crowds of people dressed up and going door-to-door while asking for treats and threatening mischief if the homeowners don’t pony up—sounds like Halloween, right? Actually, that was one popular way Christmas was celebrated during the Middle Ages!

According to the film's description, Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas is a Christmas special that runs an hour and a half and tells a historically accurate version of the Nativity story. It blends narrative storytelling elements and documentary to share the story of the birth and the early life of Jesus Christ.

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In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of delight and glee than the meaning of the birth of the Lion of ...

I decided to embark on a perilous mission: watching every new made-for-TV movie — all 24 of them — in the Hallmark Channel's annual "Countdown to Christmas" lineup. Sure, millions of people do this annually,

Musicologist Joe Bennett explains the common components of the most enduring Christmas songs, from "Jingle Bells" to "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – which inspires David Pogue to compose his own new holiday song.

Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” If this question sounds familiar, it is because it was posed by Charlie Brown in a moment of frustration about the commercialization of the holiday in A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, whom they consider the son of God. According to History.com, popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals ...

November is nearly over, and that means one thing: It's officially Christmas time, whether you like it or not. You might need to sip some eggnog and put on a Hallmark movie because it's decorating time. And if you're not so secretly happy we've entered ...

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year — “with the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you be of good cheer,” as the late Andy Williams so memorably sang on a seasonal favorite first recorded back in 1963. It’s also that time of the year ...